Mimetic Contagion - Germany, The late Robert (Associate Professor of Classics, Associate Professor of Classics, Haverford College)

This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art.